Monday, December 17, 2007

[07.12.16] [News] Shinhwa's popularity in China is comparable to Andy Lau


After completing their Japan concerts successfully, Shinhwa has also wrapped up their Dec 15 concert in Shanghai with a bang. As it will be very difficult to see all 6 members perform together after this, as much as the fans enjoyed the concert they also found themselves unwilling to part with them.


# Shinhwa had an entourage of 100 people for the concert in China?

For the ‘2007 CHINA TOUR SHINHWA FOREVER’ concert on 15 Dec, there was reportedly an entourage of 100 people who travelled with Shinhwa. This was apparently because of the fact that all 6 members belong to different management companies, so they had different groups of staff members as well.

A source said with a smile, "Each company's representatives, the members' managers, marketing staff etc all travelled with them. Compared to last year, the travelling party has increased considerably. To have such a big group of people travelling around is really tough, but this is possible only because of Shinhwa, isn't it?"


# The reason for Eric's Samurai hairstyle?

Eric's unique hairstyle during the Japan concerts became a talking point, and he adopted the same style for the Shanghai concert too. Shin Hyesung's ponytail also received quite a bit of attention.

The person-in-charge for Shinhwa's hairstyling said, "As Eric and Shin Hyesung tend to perspire more easily compared to the other members, their hair would stick to their faces if they had the more conventional hairstyles. So to avoid this, we chose to tie their hair up."


# Shin Hyesung dislocated his knee during the performance!

At the concert, Shin Hyesung was seen limping onstage for a while. However after a while he looked fine, as if nothing had happened, dancing and singing. Fans who were worried about Hyesung's knee injury immediately heaved a sigh of relief.

Shin Hyesung's rep said, "While walking up to the stage, Hyesung's knee suddenly got dislocated. Thankfully it recovered on its own as the show went on, so he proceeded on without much difficulty."

Shin Hyesung once fell from the stage during a concert in April 2003, and has since been troubled by the frequent dislocation of his knee.


# Shinhwa couldn't have a proper dinner?

After the concert ended, Shinhwa and their staff members were at a Korean restaurant having a celebration dinner. However the fans found out about the location of the restaurant, and there were more than 100 fans crowding around the area. As the police were worried that the crowd may cause accidents, they requested for Shinhwa to return to the hotel. As a result, Shinhwa and their entourage ended their dinner after a little over an hour and returned to the hotel.


# Shinhwa's popularity in China is comparable to Andy Lau

On 13 Dec, a reporter commented, "Shinhwa's popularity in China is comparable to Andy Lau", implying that Shinhwa's status in China as Hallyu stars is extremely high. "Although as Hallyu stars their popularity is behind that of DBSK, but their fanbase cover a wider range of ages."

On the day of the press conference, there were more than 35 media from China competing to release news of Shinhwa, truly demonstrating their compelling popularity.


Source: oceans
Chi trans: 打�$(D??@shinhwachina
Eng trans: midnightgirl13@shinhwa.biz

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